The Write Formula Workshop

On Sunday, September 22 at 10 am pacific, I'm going to be live on Zoom to chat about all things writing, the use of context to deepen your novel/story/memoir, and to take any questions you might have! Been dreaming of starting that novel, memoir or story collection, but you're not sure what to do? I want to help! I'd love it if you joined me. DM me your email address and I'll send you the Zoom link. Hope to see you there!

The Write Formula presents Roar Shack, a reading series, as it returns for its September show on Sunday, September 22 at the world famous Time Travel Mart in Echo Park (1714 Sunset Blvd) and oh, OH, what a lineup! Join us as we welcome Shanthi Sekaran, Julie Stark, Erica Blumfield, Hanna Sward, Patrick O'Neil and Toni Ann Johnson! Don't miss it!!!

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Would you like to work with me in the mountains of Idyllwild, CA? I'll be holding monthly retreats beginning in October 2024 for a limited number of writers, in a picturesque cabin. Food, beverages, a bespoke retreat experience built around your writing and goals, and plenty of time to curl up and write or take in the breathtaking views - I'd love to see you there! Reach out to me here or at drocklin2@gmail.com and we can chat!

Testimonial from Shubha Venugopal, memoirist and retreat attendee: "I sensed David's warmth and expansive spirit the moment I walked into the retreat, and I felt well taken care of throughout. It is extremely rare to get the amount of thorough personalized preparation David did on my work prior to my arrival; I was happily surprised by the level of his close attention to my work--the kind of attention that truly made me feel like my pages mattered. Though I've attended many workshops, conferences, and retreats in the past, I gained new benefits from David's excellent suggestions: a clarity about my project, a doable plan to move forward that cleared a path through the fog and confusion of my uncertainty, a better understanding of what was holding me back and why, and a greater understanding of what I was trying to do in writing this book and why I am feeling compelled to write it. David is gentle in his approach while also offering solid, meaningful suggestions. He is exceptionally supportive and willing to go above and beyond what I'd expected. He truly cares about the writers he works with and gives the writing the full attention it needs. He is truly generous, caring, and insightful in his work, and I am honored and grateful to have met and worked with him."

My new novel, The Electric Love Song Of Fleischl Berger, is out November 15, 2024. Book launch party/reading to follow. I hope to see you there!

Preorder now: https://thaneandprose.com/shop-the-bookstore/ols/products/preorder-the-electric-song-of-fleischl-berger

Advance praise:

"David Rocklin has given us a magical, electrifying, unforgettable epic. The Electric Love Song of Fleischl Berger is written with exquisite sensitivity, skill, and scope. An electric current pulses through these vivid pages which are filled with lover and lunatics, dreamers and drowned hearts, magic, moving pictures, and families lost and found and lost again. This memorable tale of the ties that matter most is proof of Fleischl's own words: That all stories are woven with love."

Mark SarvasAuthor of MEMENTO PARK (FSG), HARRY, REVISED (Bloomsbury), and @UGMAN (ITNA, Fall 2024) Winner, American Book Award and the AJL Fiction Award

"I am sitting here weeping. I finished the book and I cannot get over it, and I cannot stop going back to reread. This is truly magnificent...I absolutely adored it. If I could write one sentence as beautiful as yours--I'm just done in by the book.

What I always hope for from a book is that feeling of awe, of being transported to another reality. And from the opening scene of Rocklin’s astounding new novel (a Jewish baby born in the electricity that kills his mother and breaks his father!) I was enraptured. Fleischl Berger grows up into manhood yearning for the mother he never got to meet and for the father who is far too wounded to love. This is a story about great losses and great loves, about how people and countries change, with characters so vivid, you swear they are right beside you, holding your arm, whispering their stories in your ear. All of it is written in prose so startlingly beautiful that not only do the words ignite the story, but they make you see the world differently. “All stories are written with love,” says a character, and to say I love this book would be an understatement."

Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Days of Wonder